Interactive 3D visualisations
What now - we have heard or VR (head mounted) and AR (overlays view or camera image with model), so what on earth is IV ? Well there is not an official acronym, so we came up with one as a generic term to describe an application that allows users to explore a 3D environment without glasses, goggles or mobile device cameras. Exploring is done on a laptop / desktop / web page, can we in walk around mode or birds-eye view and the visualisations we create are simple and non technical. Who is it for ? - Stakeholder Engagement - Design professionals in the AEC community for review design options - Public consultation - Soft Landings for clients who will be using or occupying proposed buildings or industrial plant - Potential purchasers What would be the conventional way of reviewing this data - plans, elevations, sections, 3D printouts or at best, a fly-though video of the proposed 3D design. By using a Seeable App, design teams are able to orbit around the area, selecting tick-boxes on the App to activate overlays of the areas affected by various design options. Road names and bridge numbers were detailed and when a highlighted design are was shown, the engineers could select it by touch to display a text box listing the details of the proposed design change. Also, we were able to put two camera paths through the site, creating fly-throughs. Unlike static video, you are able to actively click as the camera moves through the scene - turning on & off design options, querying features and pausing the flythrough to review the finer details.